English Language and Literature ETDs

Publication Date

6-3-1958

Abstract

This study is primarily a discussion of the novels of the Norwegian-American writer, O. E. Rølvaag. Though one cannot read his books without recognizing their importance as historical documents and social criticism, my main objective has been to consider his merit as a literary artist rather than to evaluate his cultural program. I have quoted frequently from his letters, many of which here appear for the first time, in order to reveal the development of ideas that recur as dominant themes in the novels.

Degree Name

English

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Department Name

English

First Committee Member (Chair)

George Warren Arms

Second Committee Member

Norton Barr Crowell

Third Committee Member

Ernest Warnock Tedlock Jr

Fourth Committee Member

Cecil Vivian Wicker

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

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